Yves Tanguy
France (1900—1955)Yves Tanguy met Pierre Matisse at an early age. He travelled to South America and later served in the French Army in Tunis, where he met Jacques Prévert. Back in Paris, he discovered the work of Giorgio de Chirico and decided to become a painter. In 1924 he met André Breton, who introduced him to Surrealism, and he began collaborating with other Surrealist artists. In 1930 he signed the Second Surrealist Manifesto. His fame and reputation grew over time, and in 1939 he travelled to the United States with Kay Sage, whom he married the following year. There he continued to work and exhibit, including at the Pierre Matisse Gallery. After his friendship with Breton came to an end, he visited Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning in Arizona and also travelled to Italy and France. He took part in Hans Richter’s film 8 × 8. He died suddenly in 1955.
